Sleepless Men and the Question of Rest
A New Orleans Times-Democrat writer cites Albert Herpin of Trenton who claims ten years without sleep and notes physicians’ corroboration. The piece discusses whether sleep is essential, how temperament affects sleep needs, and compares Napoleonic myth to real-life sleepers.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Yam
New Jersey
Albert Herpin
Trenton
France
New York Herald
Herpin
The Horses of Mexico and Barbary Progenitors
The piece traces Mexican and Cuban horses to Barbary roots via Andalusian and Cordobese lines. It notes the Pampas breed’s five lumbar vertebrae, a Barbary link, and how American imports have altered the Mexican horse type. It endorses a comprehensive study by a horse lover.
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Mexico
Cuba
River Plate
Cunninghame Graham
Edward Losson
Agricultural College of
Santa Catalina
Buenos Ayres
Pampas
Morocco
Mex
Ico
Barbary
Remarkable Marriages Across Century: OldMaids and Suitors
The article recounts historical unions where brides or grooms were much older or younger than their partners. Examples include Miss Jane Hodgeson marrying at 92, John Jackson and Annie Bates on their wedding day as a 101st birthday groom, and a 70 year old spinster marrying at Bath in 1731. It also notes enduring romances and unusual pairings spanning decades.
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Jane Hodgeson
Stepney
England
Henry Hulton
Philadelphia Inquirer
John Jackson
Annie Bates
Graves
Balcock-on-Herts
Lake
Bath
Hamilton
Manson
Lord Kelvin
London Telegraph
Gravesend
London
Thames
Sutherland
Londor
Deserter Executions and a Pardoned Youth in Civil War Tales
John K. Renaud recounts Fenner's battery and the execution of sixteen North Carolina deserters at Dalton in 1864. A 15-year-old rebel reprieved by Gen. Johnson moved many, while the condemned faced firing squads. one leader died defiantly, an atheist amid prayer.
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Old Orleans
Fenner
John K. Renaud
Lagarde Lime and Stone Company
New Orleans Picayune
J. P. Benjamin
Jackson
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Grant
Mobile
Dalton
Missionary Ridge
North Carolina
Johnson
Gen. Johnson
The Boyheart and the Memory of Home
A lyrical reminiscence on boyhood stirred by street sounds, country roads, and childhood scenes. The poem evokes a lingering heart pull from past summers, embers in the grate, and meadowlands beside a brook as youth returns in memory.
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Boyheart
Leap Year Custom In Ukraine Women Propose In Love Siege
In parts of Russia and Ukraine the custom endures where a woman in love visits the man's family and pleads to marry. She vows obedience if he accepts and stays until he consents or escapes. The practice, tied to female initiative, marks a bold historical leap year tradition.
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Russias
Ukraine
Celia Strives for a Garden Bloom Within Her Heart
A sentimental speaker questions whether a living garden by Celia matters less than a lovelorn person. He observes flowers smiling toward her and laments being mocked by their beauty, pleading for a charm to win Celia’s favor and endure the storms of love.
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Celia
Moose cow and calf chase Maine guide in Boston tale
Old Uncle Ned Abercrombie, Maine guide from Rangeley, recounts a long shaggy yarn about a moose cow and calf antagonizing him near Moose Lake and Bartlett Brook while he fished. The cow repeatedly blocked his path and chased his dog, finally following the dog to Peevy's camp where she fed on oatmeal before Peevy scared her off.
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Ned” Abercrombie
Maine
Rangeley Lakes
Boston
Peevy
Moose Lake
Moostlick
Bartlett’s Brook
Empress Eugenie in Lavender and Violet Splendor
Clara Morris notes Empress Eugenie’s lavender mauve gown with mauve under slip and organdie fabric. The scene describes her violet bonnet, violets on her breast, and parasol with pink lining as the landau passes, highlighting the lilac perfume and spring’s prodigality reflected in her smile.
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Clara Morris
Booklovers
Eugenie
Paris
Ocean power envisioned to light London and run factories
A Paris Review writer imagines sea derived electricity powering London, Paris and Berlin. Sea mills on coasts would convert tides into energy to illuminate and heat cities, ending gas lights and underground mining fears.
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Paris Revue Des Deux Mondes
M. Gaston Cadoux
London
Paris
Berlin
Refusal of Letters of Introduction and a Misaddressed Envelope
An elderly business man denounces letters of introduction as bad form and accountability risk. He recounts a miscue where he placed a private note of repudiation inside the wrong envelope, leaving a Englishman perplexed by an accidental mix of introduction and refusal.
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John Smith
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
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